14-yr. old striker, Fola La Follette, and Rose Livingston Photo: Photo by Library of Congress

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Utah Humanities is calling on residents to share historic photographs and artifacts related to voting, political campaigns, rallies and elections for an upcoming Smithsonian Institution exhibition.

The organization will host the Utah tour of Voices & Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program. The exhibition will run from March 2026 to March 2027 in five Utah communities.

Artifacts such as campaign pins, posters, ballots and ballot boxes, along with historic photographs, will help tell Utah’s story as part of the national traveling show. Items will be featured in a companion publication and local exhibits.

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“Voices & Votes traces the bold American experiment of a government run by and for the people,” organizers said in an announcement. “The exhibition examines the influences that shaped the early days of American democracy and the changes that have occurred in the nearly 250 years since.”

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The exhibition will travel to the following venues:

March 28 – May 31, 2026: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, West Valley City

June 6 – August 9, 2026: Moab Arts & Recreation Center, Moab

August 15 – October 18, 2026: Museum of Uintah County, Vernal

October 24, 2026 – January 3, 2027: Museums at Union Station, Ogden

January 9 – March 28, 2027: Frontier Homestead State Park Museum, Cedar City

The exhibition is based on an original display by the National Museum of American History and is made possible in Utah by Utah Humanities. The Museum on Main Street initiative is a partnership between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils nationwide with support from the U.S. Congress.

Residents with materials to contribute are asked to contact Megan van Frank at Utah Humanities at vanfrank@utahhumanities.org